Ayana is an established girls' name that peaked in 2006 and has grown less common since.
Ayana is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,161 for girl births in the United States (and #2,208 across all names), given to 200 babies. Ayana was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 2006 (405 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 200 | 200 | #1,161 | — |
| 2024 | 221 | 221 | #1,105 | — |
| 2023 | 249 | 249 | #1,016 | — |
| 2022 | 235 | 235 | #1,070 | — |
| 2021 | 221 | 221 | #1,116 | — |
| 2020 | 182 | 182 | #1,248 | — |
| 2019 | 202 | 202 | #1,175 | — |
| 2018 | 245 | 245 | #1,049 | — |
| 2017 | 225 | 225 | #1,121 | — |
| 2016 | 278 | 278 | #968 | — |
| 2015 | 256 | 256 | #1,040 | — |
| 2014 | 251 | 251 | #1,032 | — |
| 2013 | 261 | 261 | #964 | — |
| 2012 | 304 | 304 | #876 | — |
| 2011 | 298 | 298 | #877 | — |
| 2010 | 351 | 351 | #783 | — |
| 2009 | 360 | 360 | #785 | — |
| 2008 | 350 | 350 | #818 | — |
| 2007 | 359 | 359 | #800 | — |
| 2006 | 405 | 405 | #700 | — |
| 2005 | 383 | 383 | #713 | — |
| 2004 | 364 | 364 | #730 | — |
| 2003 | 369 | 369 | #707 | — |
| 2002 | 367 | 367 | #683 | — |
| 2001 | 385 | 385 | #654 | — |
| 2000 | 336 | 336 | #697 | — |
| 1999 | 298 | 298 | #750 | — |
| 1998 | 305 | 305 | #722 | — |
| 1997 | 251 | — | #824 | — |
| 1996 | 247 | — | #820 | — |
| 1995 | 278 | — | #738 | — |
| 1994 | 276 | — | #753 | — |
| 1993 | 265 | — | #779 | — |
| 1992 | 211 | — | #921 | — |
| 1991 | 208 | — | #924 | — |
| 1990 | 172 | — | #1,042 | — |
| 1989 | 151 | — | #1,132 | #8,004 |
| 1988 | 79 | — | #1,641 | — |
| 1987 | 74 | — | #1,649 | — |
| 1986 | 68 | — | #1,717 | — |
| 1985 | 60 | — | #1,858 | — |
| 1984 | 69 | — | #1,604 | — |
| 1983 | 91 | — | #1,320 | — |
| 1982 | 92 | — | #1,345 | — |
| 1981 | 110 | — | #1,193 | — |
| 1980 | 118 | — | #1,150 | — |
| 1979 | 107 | — | #1,211 | — |
| 1978 | 116 | — | #1,118 | — |
| 1977 | 139 | — | #983 | — |
| 1976 | 187 | — | #766 | — |
| 1975 | 147 | — | #897 | — |
| 1974 | 102 | — | #1,134 | — |
| 1973 | 89 | — | #1,200 | — |
| 1972 | 91 | — | #1,181 | — |
| 1971 | 32 | — | #2,379 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,125 | — |